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Topic: Finishing a painting (Read 1324 times)

I always feel that if you start a w/c painting, it has to be finished in one fell swoop. Now, I'm asking....can you start a w/c today, and maybe finish it tomorrow or the next day? Won't it change the pic by drying out....or do you just 'rewet' it without taking the color away? Won't it change the effect you are trying to achieve if you leave it, then pick it up? I'm confused. Guess that's why I get in trouble...I try to work too fast to get it done.

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Retta

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. Jimmy Dean

I learned a little trick from another artist that has worked for me a couple of times. If I have a dry painting and I want to continue, especially if softer edges are required, I wet my board, then lay the painting on the board. The paper sticks to the board (no taping required) and the moisture just dampens the paper enough that I can continue blending and painting. I tried it on a couple of my 'who done that?' paintings ( ) and it worked quite well.

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Cheers, Val

�Creativity is allowing yourselves to make mistakes. Work on knowing which ones to keep!�